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10-01-2017, 05:28 AM
Ruin
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The Rattler to me isn't much like an A-10 as there is the PTE A-10 for that, rather it is mash up of conventions that produces something more of a true fighter/bomber that Destro declares it to be on its introduction in ARAH. It's VTOL, is faster than the A-10, accelerates better, climbs better, and fights better. I made a VTOL model of the Rattler in SimplePlanes and to make it work it had to be slightly pitch-unstable, which would require fly-by-wire tech as it's almost impossible to fly as-is. After hours of trying I managed to get from vertical take-off to level flight maybe once without ending up as an upside-down ball of fire on the ground. My model of the Rattler was also a terrible gun platform given its center of gravity was so close to its center of lift that a slight adjustment to the elevator would cause the nose to bob up and down for a few seconds. FBW would also have to be implemented to remedy this.
On the other hand, I do not believe its Gun to the the equivalent of the GAU-8, nor do I think its anywhere near as rugged as the Thunderbolt.
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I love the Rattler, even with the little turret which would be of dubious value on a real aircraft. My biggest concern is that the wing engines are positioned in such a way that they should set the tail on fire.
In the real world, it is nonsensical. However in a world where you can be ambushed in the sky by a guy and his dog in a hang glider, a small caliber, fast firing defensive weapon can make sense, even if it cannot fire to the rear.
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